110 HR 4217 IH: Minority Male Academic Achievement U.S. House of Representatives 2007-11-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4217 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2007 Mr. Davis of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To study the access to and success in education of minority males, including high school graduation and college participation.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Minority Male Academic Achievement Study.

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Study of minority male academic achievement

(a)

Study required

The Secretary of Education shall— (1)commission and ensure the conduct of a national study of underrepresented minority males, particularly African American and Hispanic American males, completing high school, and entering and graduating from colleges and universities in accordance with the following: (A)the data comprising the study shall focus primarily on African American and Hispanic American males and will utilize existing data sources; (B)the study shall focus on high school completion and preparation for college, success on the SAT and ACT, and minority male access to college, including the financing of college, and college persistence and graduation; and (C)the implementation of the study shall be in four stages based on the recommendations of the Commissioner of Education Statistics; and (2)make specific recommendations to the Congress and State superintendents of education on new approaches to increase— (A)the number of minority males successfully preparing themselves for college study; (B)the number of minority males graduating from high school and entering college; and (C)the number of minority males graduating from college and entering careers in which they are underrepresented. (b)

Submission of the Report

Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit a report on the study required by subsection (a)(1), together with the recommendations required by subsection (a)(2), to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Labor of the House of Representatives.